Section 405(b) occupant protection grant (23 C.F.R. § 1300.21; 23 U.S.C. § 405(b)) ― grant to support certain costs of state occupant protection programs consistent with 23 C.F.R. § 1300.21(f)

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration awarded the Idaho Department of Transportation $369,394.32 on October 1, 2025, under the Section 405(B) Occupant Protection Grant program (CFDA 20.616, National Priority Safety Programs) to support state occupant protection programming consistent with 23 C.F.R. 1300.21(f).

The award funds occupant protection countermeasure strategies and projects detailed in Idaho's approved triennial highway safety plan and annual grant application, designed to reduce crashes, injuries, and fatalities resulting from motor vehicle crashes. Idaho DOT qualifies for Section 405(B) funding by meeting statutory requirements for a high or low seat belt use category and receives apportionment under the statutory formula.

The period of performance runs through September 30, 2029. Work is performed in Garden City, Idaho. The award is obligated in full at $369,394.32 and is reimbursed on claims submitted in vouchers covering incurred costs. Idaho DOT must retain all project records, contracts, financial documents, and supporting materials for three years following submission of the final expenditure report and project deliverables.

Section 405(b) funding is available to qualifying states that meet statutory requirements for a high or low seat belt use categories. These funds are apportioned using statutory apportionment formula. These funds are provided to the state and territorial highway safety offices based on an approved triennial highway safety plan that details problem identification, public participation and engagement, performance measures, countermeasure strategies for programming funds and an approved annual grant application that details planned projects using identified countermeasure strategies for programming funds to help reduce crashes, injuries and fatalities resulting from motor vehicle crashes.